Ozzie Newsome was born in 1956 in Sheffield.
At the University of Alabama (1974-77), he started in 48 consecutive
games and led them to a 42-6
record and three SEC championships. He had 102
receptions for 2,070 yards and was a consensus
All-American in his final season. In 1994 he was inducted into
the College Football Hall of Fame.

Newsome was drafted by the National Football
League's Cleveland Browns and played in but six games from 1978-90.
He is the all-time leading receiver in Cleveland history and
the all-time receiver among tight ends in the NFL. Newsome is
ninth among receivers in NFL history with 662 catches. He earned
three trips to the Pro Bowl and was named to the All-NFL Teams
of the '80s.

Newsome is currently the vice president for
player personnel with the Baltimore Ravens.

Jesse
OwensTrack, Danville

James C. Owens was born in 1913. As a high
schooler in Cleveland, Ohio, Jesse Owens set world records of
9.4 seconds in the 100 yard dash, 20.7 secords in the 200 yard
dash and a 24' 11 3/4" broad jump. In 1935, at the Big 10
championships representing Ohio State, he set three new world
records in the 220 yard low hurdles, the broad jump, and tied
the 100 yard dash world record.

In the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany, Owens
set records in the 200 meter, the broad jump, as part of the
400 meter relay team, and tied the record in the 100 meter. He
became the fourth American to win three or more gold medals in
an Olympic meet.

In 1976, he was presented the Presidential
Medal of Freedom. In 1979, he received the Living Legends Award.
He died in 1980.

Satchel
PaigeBaseball, Mobile

Leroy Robert Paige (1906-1982) was a pitcher
known for his charisma and colorful antics on the mound. He is
also known for his career longevity -- he played professional
baseball from 1924 to 1965. He was inducted into baseball's Hall
of Fame in 1971.

Paige's career took him through Birmingham
with the Black Barons in 1927. By the time he signed with the
Nashville Elite Giants in 1931, Paige was already regarded as
the premier pitcher of Negro baseball. In 1932, he played for
the Pittsburgh Crawfords, where he won a league championship.
In 1937, he left to play in the Dominican Republic.

At the age of 42, Paige signed with the Cleveland
Indians to become the oldest rookie in Major League Baseball.
He pitched to a 6-1 record and helped the Indians win an American
League pennant. Paige joined the St. Louis Browns in 1951 and
won 12 games in 1952 at the age of 46, becoming the oldest player
ever selected to an All-Star team.

In his fifties, Paige played for the Miami
Marlins of the International League, walking only 54 batters
in 340 innings. After a three-inning appearance with the Kansas
City Athletics, Paige retired in 1965.

Ken
StablerFootball, Foley

Ken Michael Stabler was born Christmas Day
in 1945 in Foley. Stabler, also known as "The Snake",
was All-Arnerican at the University of Alabama from 1965-67.
He quarterbacked the Tide to the 1965 national championship,
an undefeated season in 1966 and a win in the 1967 Sugar Bowl.

Stabler entered the National Football League
in 1970 with the Oakland Raiders and stayed with them through
1979, winning Super Bowl XI in 1977. He became the third Tide
quarterback to win a Super Bowl and also won the Hickock Belt
as the top professional athlete of the year. Stabler finished
his NFL career with two years with the Houston Oilers and three
years with the New Orleans Saints.